New Texas laws taking effect September 1: How some will affect Texas

See just some of the new laws Texans will be living with once the new fiscal year begins Sept. 1, 2015.

ABOVE: Zachariah Moccia, right, who has dravet syndrome, celebrates after Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, front left, signed SB 339, a bill allowing the medical use of low-THC cannabis, into law at the Texas Capitol, Monday, June 1, 2015, in Austin, Texas. The law became effective immediately upon signing. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

See just some of the new laws Texans will be living with once the new fiscal year begins Sept. 1, 2015.

ABOVE: Zachariah Moccia, right, who has dravet syndrome, celebrates after Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, front left, signed SB 339, a bill allowing the medical use of low-THC cannabis, into law at the Texas Capitol, Monday, June 1, 2015, in Austin, Texas. The law became effective immediately upon signing. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed about 1,200 bills this year, wrapping up Texas lawmaking until officials reconvene in 2017.

A good deal of those new laws kick in on Sept. 1, the typical near-term start date for legislation passed in a regular session.

New laws can occasionally posit rules immediately affecting civilian life, but more often they rearrange the building blocks of government, spawning new agencies, task forces, board, commission and initiatives that work behind the scenes to make Texas tick.

This year, new units were born to assess just what is going on at the border, to tackle the industry of shipping people into Texas, to help veterans struggling with the mental scars of war and even to be custodian of Texas' precious metals.